When to choose Howard County Transitional Kindergarten

When your child completed or mastered prekindergarten but did not meet the cutoff date for Howard County public or private kindergarten, this is the right choice for you.

The preschool 4s and transitional Kindergarten students share a classroom, but have separate teachers. We differentiate learning in their curriculum, activities, and small group time. Our schedule incorporates ample opportunity for one to one instruction.

Key Focus Areas

Enhanced large-group studies and project-related engagement that exposes children to key competency areas such as artistic exploration, communication, emotional regulation, cooperation, and critical thinking.

Our students have a diverse range of opportunities to integrate learning into life experiences. We have a series of six week studies that encourage children to see how each concept can be found in all areas of their daily lives. We pair their learning with regular field trips and visitors that help to make abstract concepts more concrete. We pride ourselves on getting the children excited about the differences among people and promote a diverse environment.

We have regular opportunities for family involvement both during and outside of school hours. Our children are able to enroll in gymnastics, dance, language, yoga, soccer, and a multitude of other extracurricular opportunities. The family as a whole is able to grow with us as we grow as a school and a community just outside of Columbia & Ellicott City, MD.